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Southerners

  • Southerners during Alumni Reunion Weekend at the MacQueen Alumni Center - September 23, 2022
  • Pre-Convocation at the MacQueen Alumni Center, August 15, 2022, (Bottom row: Southerners Noah Nelson, Jamie Carpenter, Aaryan Piracha / Top row: Nick Flynn, Shubha Singh, Luke Langlinais)
  • Eight Southerners honored at football field day, Hancock Whitney Stadium - November. 26, 2022
  • Eighteen Southerners pictured with President Bonner following Presidential Inauguration at the USA Mitchell Center - September 23, 2022
  • Southerners pictured at Jo Bonner's Post Presidential Inauguration Septeber 23, 2022 in basketball arena, USA Mitchell Center
  • Southerners during Homecoming/Alumni Reunion Weekend at the South Intramural Fields - October 14, 2022
  • (left to right: Southerners Michael Pierce, Anne Elizabeth Thaxton, USA President Jo Bonner, Luke Langlinais) pictured Game Dat at hancock whitnet Stadium, November 26, 2022
 

The Southerners are a 28-member group of USA students who work closely with the National Alumni Association, President’s Office and other University and community groups to fulfill vital roles in every aspect of University relations. Founded in 1978, the Southerners are funded and directed by the Office of Alumni Relations and the USA National Alumni Association. The Southerners serve as the official ambassadors for the University of South Alabama throughout the country.

Membership

Members are chosen on the basis of an essay-type application, interviews, academics and extracurricular achievements. 

If you are interested in serving as a Southerner, please submit an application, along with your letter of recommendation, and photo, to the Office of Alumni Relations no later than NOON Thursday, January 26.  If selected, you will be contacted by Friday, January 27 to schedule your Open House time slot. Open Houses will be held on Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31 at 5:30PM at the MacQueen Alumni Center. All applicants are required to attend one (1) of the Open Houses to be considered for a group interview. If selected for a group interview, you will be contacted on Wednesday, February 1 to schedule a 30-minute group interview time for Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, February 6-8, 2023. To be considered, you must be able to attend all portions of the interview process. Those who are selected for the final interview will be notified by Thursday, February 9, 2023 by email to schedule an interview time for Friday, February 10, 2023. 

 

2023 Southerners Application

South Alabama Southerner Ambassadors

Michael Roque - President
Nicholas Flynn - Vice-President
Alexander Davis - Secretary of Correspondence
Gabrielle Tumbleston - Secretary of Public Relations
Aaryan Piracha
Andrea Vavrinek
Anna Marie Vuyuoh
Anne Elizabeth Thaxton
Avarie Lambert
Bennett Booth
Brionna Wilson
Chandler Kittrell
Christopher Allen
Erin Schreck
Hannah Richardson
Hayden Matheson
Julian Cruz
Junseo Park
Luke Love
Luke Sparkman
Neil Chaudhary
Noah Nelson
Olivia Andrews
Preston Reed
Robert Greenwood
Sadie Sease
Samantha Cochran
Shubha Singh

 

Information and Requests

As the official ambassadors of the University, the Southerners are available to assist with event hosting. Please do not request the group for ushering or food service requirements. This elite group is trained to host VIPs, provide campus tours and to welcome alumni and guests to the University of South Alabama campus and USA Health System.

To request the Southerners’ assistance, please complete this form, and submit it to the Office of Alumni Relations a minimum of two weeks in advance of event date.

Oozeball

Oozeball is one of the longest-running and most popular student organized fundraisers on campus.  With more than 600 participants each year, Oozeball is an annual tradition loved and supported by students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters of the University of South Alabama.

Funds raised through Oozeball support the Southerner Spotting Excellence Scholarship, a creative application scholarship awarded USA students who display excellence in and out of the classroom.  Funds raised through this event are also matched by the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative, which supports undergraduate students. 

USA Southerners Oozeball Sponsors

Sponsors include Walters Controls, Poarch Creek Indians, Cardiology Associates, South Alabam Southerners, South Alabama National Alumni Association, Ive Row, The Social, Atlaco LLC, Joe Bullard, Bryant Bank, Student Academic Success, Broadwater Dental, USA Housing, Gulf Coast Children's Clinic, Beckham Partners, Carpe Diem, Diamond Head Dental Clinic, Alumni Atelier, Mitchell Pro Health, Cottage Hill College, and Dixie Service Cleaners.



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